Question

A student working in the laboratory prepared an aqueous solution of silver nitrate and kept it in a beaker overnight. next morning there was black turbidity in the beaker . why did the solution develop black turbidity. what precautions should be taken

Answer 1

HEY MATE, HERE IS YOUR ANSWER:An aqueous solution of silver nitrate kept in a glass beaker overnight develops a black turbidity due to the formation of silver oxide and eventually metallic silver.
Precautions to be taken:
1. keep silver nitrate in dark bottles to protect from sunlight.
2. keep bottle in dark places.
3. keep bottle tightly packed to avoid any contact with air or moisture